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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43672 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII bomb craters, Walmer |
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Summary
WWII bomb craters visible in 1942, located in Walmer. These two craters were mapped as ditches with extent of area polygons to represent the upcast. These features were no longer visible in 1946. Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 showed the features to be absent.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37680 49519 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34NE |
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| Parish: | WALMER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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WWII bomb craters visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 [1], located in Walmer. These two craters were mapped as ditches with extent of area polygons to represent the upcast. Both craters were 3.5m at maximum diameter with upcast of 10m and 8m diameters. These features were no longer visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 [2]. Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [3] showed the features to be absent.
A transcription of the feature recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<3> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3749 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <3> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3749 14-AUG-2003. |
